translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
In the first game, Zhu Qingyue controlled the rhythm from start to finish, dragging his opponents to their deaths.
The second game was Graceful Beauty’s home game. Gusu Trip and Swaying Moon Shadow chose a maze map, intending to use ambush tactics and launch sneak attacks. However, the moment the opposing assassin appeared behind him with his double swords drawn, Zhu Qingyue responded with the invincibility array of ‘Cyan Rain Curtain’, causing the opposing assassin’s intentions to go up in smoke.
After this period of training, He Beiguang had developed a good tacit understanding with Zhu Qingyue. Seeing that Cyan Blue Curtain was used, he immediately followed up with the skill ‘Bloody Scent’ to forcibly absorb the damage, protecting Zhu Qingyue—— thus, the rhythm of the battle once again fell into the hands of Zhu Qingyue. Even though both players from Graceful Beauty tried to kill Zhu Qingyue with the maze map, Zhu Qingyue was protected and lived very well. On the contrary, the blood volume of the Graceful Beauty players was constantly falling.
Swaying Moon Shadow’s heart almost collapsed at being killed by Zhu Qingyue’s ‘River Sunset’ secret book once again.
He was also an assistant, but the opponent was able to control the field far better than he. On the contrary, he couldn’t help his teammate to complete the kill when he took the initiative, and he couldn’t protect when defending passively. Every time he pulled out an array, he would be suppressed by the other side—— this was the difference between their levels.
This was a play worthy of Zhu Qingyue, a former captain and a player who had participated in the world competition. His overall vision, consciousness, and reaction speeds were not comparable to those of ordinary auxiliary players.
Standing in shame, Swaying Moon Shadow walked to the middle of the stage, taking the initiative to shake hands with Zhu Qingyue. “Senior, you are really fierce. I am wholly convinced by this loss!”
“Thank you,” Zhu Qingyue chuckled.
With a score of 2:0, Zhu Qingyue’s debut in the Peerless Jianghu league ended successfully with a victory.
***
On their way backstage, He Beiguang was very excited, and couldn’t stop laughing. “Great god Qingyue, this strategy is indeed awesome, haha, we really won!”
Zhu Qingyue’s smile was still gentle, unchanging even in the face of victory. “Unfortunately, this strategy can only be used once.”
“But the secret book River Sunset is very suitable for you,” He Beiguang wondered, “Can’t we use it again in the next game?”
Zhu Qingyue shook his head. “Regardless of whether it is Chen Jiang or Luo Yuan, they will definitely be on guard against this strategy after watching today’s game. Bringing this secret book again will not work.”
Obviously, He Beiguang’s IQ couldn’t compare with Qin Mo’s or Qingyue’s. Unable to understand such complicated tactical maneuvers, he thought for a while before replying, “Okay. In any case, I’ll follow your arrangements!”
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This single-celled animal was very obedient, and Zhu Qingyue couldn’t help but offer him some praise. “Xiao He, your reactions have become very sharp now. We will continue to test new strategies and other tactical ideas in the next game, so don’t take the results too seriously.”
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Frost Moon team’s core line-up was the double long whip combination of martial brother and sister, Chen and He. In addition, their personal strength was very strong, so their combination ought to be powerful too.
As the first match was their home game, Chen Jiang selected the aerial map ‘Sword Altar’, making the battle more difficult because of the fast-moving floating pumices. After the match began, Chen Jiang and He Yue used their long whips simultaneously, trying to knock both their opponents off the stones, only for Luo Yuan to open ‘Cyan Rain Curtain’, smoothly resolving the opponent’s control.
Watching from the audience, Zhu Qingyue felt admiration—— his senior brother had quick reflexes, and an amazing hand speed. The shadow of the talented teenager from Pure Cleansing’s training camp could still be seen. If not for the accident that befell his family, forcing him to leave Pure Cleansing, perhaps everything would have turned out differently.
After returning to the professional scene, Luo Yuan’s style of play had become even stronger. Even though he was an assistant, he was able to regain control of the battle in an instant. In addition, his teammate Wei Guanghua was indeed the hidden trump card of Whisper team, just as Zhu Qingyue had expected—— as a swordsman, Wei Guanghua’s level did not lose to Sword Song’s captain, Lin Shuangcheng!
Qin Mo had also discovered this. “It seems that our understanding of the Whisper team is too shallow, and the black umbrella array is only one of their cores for the team battle,” he whispered to Xiao Han. “I didn’t expect for there to be a close combat expert in their team. Wei Guanghua did not participate in the all-sect challenge arena or the individual competition. Did Luo Yuan deliberately keep him hidden?”
“Luo Yuan may have hidden him, but it may also be that he himself doesn’t like playing singles matches,” Xiao Han whispered in Qin Mo’s ear. “Take a look at his equipment. Lin Shuangcheng’s equipment adds attack, but this Wei Guanghua’s equipment actually adds defense. A defensive swordsman has a lower output, but his survival ability is very strong, and has a higher mobility then the broadsword flow of Kuangdao Gate.”
Looking at Wei Guanghua’s blood volume bar, which had a value above 100,000, Qin Mo was shocked.
At the present moment, the front-row players of most teams in the Peerless Jianghu professional league were of Kuangdao Gate’s broadsword flow, among which the strongest was Chu Jianxin, Dynasty’s captain. Of course, a few special teams completely abandoned the defensive route, such as Without Fire, which focused on a high-impact offensive front row with the combination of Nie Yuzhu, Jing Yang and Zhou Yanbing.
If Xiao Han’s speculations were correct, then the only defensive swordsman in the league was the one in Whisper.
As a defensive swordsman, his survivability would be greatly increased. At the same time, they had both the ability to be offensive and run interference, allowing them to be “both offensive and defensive” in nature. This kind of thinking was unique in the alliance. However, it is unknown whether Wei Guanghua’s equipment was built according to his own thoughts, Luo Yuan’s suggestion, or Chu Yan’s guidance.
If it was Wei Guanghua’s own ideas, then this person could be considered a terrifying existence next to Luo Yuan.
Looking at Qin Mo’s lowered head and serious expression, Xiao Han couldn’t help but smile. “Are you thinking about Whisper’s team configuration again?” he whispered.
“En,” Qin Mo nodded. “I have a guess, but I’m not completely sure at the moment.”
“Don’t worry,” Xiao Han replied. “Wait for the match between Qingyue and his senior brother, we will study their team more closely then.”
In this game, Chen Jiang finally took advantage of Luo Yuan’s ‘Cyan Rain Curtain’ cooldown, once again cooperating with his junior sister to release the big move ‘Cloud-Destroying Wind’. The two whips, one white and one green, swept across the field from different angles. Unable to dodge, Luo Yuan was thrown off the pumice, giving the martial siblings Chen and He a temporary lead of 1:0.
The second game was Luo Yuan’s home game, and he selected the obstacle map ‘Stone Forest’, intending on playing a war of attrition. His constant detours and control of the field caused his opponents to feel uncomfortable; Chen Jiang and He Yue wanted to break through separately, but Luo Yuan and Wei Guanghua cooperated very well. Under Wei Guanghua’s protection, Luo Yuan read skills in the back row, and Wei Guanghua took the opportunity to play offense. After fifteen minutes, they managed to even out the score.
In the third game, Chen Jiang and He Yue constantly stared at Luo Yuan. Unable to without the combined might of two powerful outputs, Luo Yuan soon fell, and the Chen He pair took the game in five minutes.
This was Chen Jiang’s wisdom. Earlier, he had noticed that the key to the Luo Wei pair lay in Luo Yuan’s assistance. Thus, the best way to deal with this formation would be to violently suppress and kill one of them. If Luo and Wei were allowed to drag out the game, they would be the ones in trouble.
At the end of group A’s matches, Qingyue and He Beiguang won against the Graceful Beauty duo with a score of 2:0, while Chen Jiang and He Yue won against Luo Yuan’s pair with a score of 2:1.
Next was group B’s matches, with Liu Hong and Pei Yu facing off against a pair of newcomers from Dynasty. Liu Hong’s style of play was fierce, and Pei Yu’s improvement over this period of practice was obvious. With Liu Hong’s violent output in the front and Pei Yu’s interference and control from the back, their cooperation won them the match with a score of 2:0.
***
After the morning’s matches, everyone went back to the hotel for lunch and rest. Qin Mo asked the team members to take an afternoon nap, before returning to the arena for the afternoon’s matches.
However, Shen He was extremely excited, tossing and turning around on the bed, unable to rest—— because the first match of the afternoon was from group E. Li Muran and himself would face Dynasty’s Chu Jianxin + Sang Jun.
On the next bed, Li Muran’s face was expressionless. The teenager hadn’t moved the slightest bit once he closed his eyes.
Sometimes, Shen He wondered, was Li Muran sleeping… or had he been hung? How could anyone sleep as motionless as a corpse?
Because the little monkey was constantly tossing and turning about on his bed, Li Muran was unable to sleep. Discovering that Shen He was staring at him, Li Muran asked faintly, “Is there a problem?”
The person lying unmoving in the next bed suddenly opened his mouth to talk, startling Shen He to the point where he nearly rolled off the bed!
Hearing the movement from the next bed, Li Muran opened his eyes to look. “What’s the matter?”
“Hehe, I’m just too excited,” Shen He laughed. “In the afternoon, we will play against Chu Jianxin and Sang Jun. How high do you think our odds of victory are?”
Li Muran’s reply was calm. “Not even 30%.”
Shen’s He’s expression immediately collapsed. “Don’t raise the opponent’s morale while undermining your own prestige like this!”
Li Muran gazed at Shen He, his expression completely calm. “Chu Jianxin is Dynasty team’s captain, while Sang Jun is his vice-captain. After pairing up together, they have the ability to compete against Twin Stars. With just the two of us, our odds of winning are less than 30%.”
“I know!” Shen He wanted to cough up blood. “Can you encourage me a little? Don’t pour cold water on me like this!”
“Confidence is a good thing, but being blindly self-confident will not help us. Be prepared to lose, and ready yourself to learn from the match. That is what we should be doing,” Li Muran replied seriously.
“D*mn!” Shen He was shocked. “You’re like chicken soup for the soul, a teacher of life! Why are you learning to speak like my master?”
Li Muran’s calm expression twitched slightly. “I’m comforting you.”
“Thank you, but I don’t feel comforted at all.” Shen He was depressed.
Li Muran was silent for a few moments. Realising that he had failed to comfort Shen He, he could only take out his mobile phone and open WeChat——
The mobile phone that Shen He had left on the bedside table suddenly lit up. Picking up his phone, Shen He realised that Li Muran had sent him another red packet worth 100 yuan.
Shen He was immediately beaming with joy. “Are you sure you won’t go bankrupt? In the individual competition, you gave me a red packet when I won, and a red packet when I lost. Now, even in the partner competition, you’re still giving me red packets!”
“Have you been comforted?” Li Muran asked.
Shen He laughed boisterously. “Have, have, have! This is absolutely fantastic! Thank you, brother Ran! We must work hard together in the afternoon!”
Seeing Shen He excitedly receiving the red packet, the corners of Li Muran’s lips twitched just a little——
In fact, he himself didn’t know why he liked giving Shen He red packets. Perhaps it was because he liked seeing this person’s lively and bright smiles, much like firecrackers?
This fellow’s smile did look a little silly, but it also had an incomparably pure warmth.
Ahhh Li Muran and Shen He are so cute in this chapter!! Li Muran is so practical, he kinda feels like me, except I would never play singles/doubles matches lolol but! Shen He! So cute!! So optimistic, this lil boy will def try his best to win one hehe
Curious abt Luo Yuan and his partner but cough, my heart cant settle down to concentrate now. This why you shouldn’t read all the E-sports novel’s updates all at once. QwQ but thank you for the chapter!!
Giving red packets to future wife, good job Li Muran 😏
Read all the update at once, that’s me 🤣 and you’re welcome~ ❤
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Thanks for the chapters!!!
You’re welcome~ ❤
They’re so cute~ 🥰 Shen He is such a simple minded person lol
I look forward to their cooperation in the next match~!
Thank you for the chapter! 💕💕💕
Yes, Shen He is a simple minded person, easy going and always happy 💕
You’re welcome~ ❤
i think li muran would be a doting boyfriend to shen he!!
bro is paying off his dowry bit by bit
Maybe in the future, when Han Mo, Zhu Quingyue, and Liu Hong retire, the captain of Mojue will be Li Muran? 🤔 He seems very logical and analytical. Pei Yu could be the Vice-Cap with his amiable personality and high IQ.